Mixing ingredients for homemade ice cream is easy—it’s the freezing that’s the hard part. It drives us impatient people mad. If the weather outside is frightful, use the snow to your advantage.

Making snow ice cream is as simple as it sounds, says Emily Johnson at Lucky Peach. You’ll need a big mixing bowl of fresh snow, a can of condensed milk, some salt, vanilla extract, and something to mix it all together. Pour the 12 oz can of condensed milk on the snow, add a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and stir it all up. Now add your favorite toppings and eat up!